Attachment for bottle-stoppering machines.



M. H. MULKEY. ATTACHMENT FOR BOTTLE STOPPERING MACHINES. APPLIOA'TIOKII'LED SEPTJB, 1907.

Patented Jan. 1 1909.

WITNESSES.-

MARTEN HENRY MULKEY, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

ATTACHMEfiT FOR BOTTLE-STOPPERING MACHINES.

I Specification a Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 5, 1909.

Application filed September 16, 1907. Serial No. 393,199.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARTEN HENRY MUL- KnY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Seattle, in the county of King and State ofWashington, have invented a new and useful Attachment forBottle-Stoppering Machines, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates .to improvements in bottle-stoppering machines inwhich the bottles are crowned or sealed with cork lined metal crowns,said crowns being fed from a chute into a rotating series of crowningheads.

The heads of the bottles are forced into the crowning heads and -thecrowns crimped over their mouths; and the objects of my inventionare,-first, to provide an adjustable attachment. to automaticallyrelease all dofective or damaged crowns which clog up and wear out theparts and cause stoppage of the machine; second, to dispense with theexpensive channel ring generally used, which fits intothec'hannelintowhich the crown chute enters, and third, by dispensing with saidchannel ring, tobe able-to instantlylocate trouble without unbolting andunlatehing said channel ring as heretofore. I attain these objects bythe mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which? Figure1 is a frontelevation of a standard bottle-stoppering machine as now inuse; Fig. 2 is a front elevationbf the rotating crowning heads with thechannel ring removed, eXposing the slots by which the crowns enter thecrowning heads, also showing the crown chute with the attachmentformingthe object of my invention in position; Fig. 3 is a top view ofa-segment of the crowning heads with a portion cut away, ex-

posing the channel and slot. and showing the attachment and adjustingspring secured to the crown chute; Fig. 4 is a detail view 1nperspective of the attachment'and ad usting spring; Fig. 5 is atop viewof the channel ing; and Fig. 6 is a top view of the crown chute with thecover partlyremoved, showing the spring latch and the adjusting s ringeach bolted permanently to the crown c ute.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In Fig. .1, I-I is a ho per'into which the crowns are placed in bul r,sorted and del1v-.

ered to the crown chute C, down which they fall in single successioninto the crowning heads, fA A A A, as they revolve before said chute Csaid heads are carried by a rotating disk A When all the said crowningheads .A A A A, are each supplied with a crown, no more pass from chuteThe channel ring It. is hinged to holder m, secured to standard 8, andopens and closes by latch h, this ring is cut away. as shown at 1) (Fig.5) for the crown chute to enter. The bottle seats 0 0 0 0 revolve on thesame shaft as the crowning heads A AA A, each seat under its respectivecrowning head; bottles are placed on seats 0 o 0 0 at point Z andtheseats and heads revolve from left to right, the seats ascending agradual incline to the point illustrated by bottle B, at which point thebottle is forced into the crowning head A, the crown crimped over itsmouth after which the, seat and bottle descend the incline on-the oposite side resuming the level of the tab e r and the bottle isdischarged, the empty o g head e e in a newn a i revolves before thechute ""C. The base F contains the machinery necessary-to revolve thecrowning heads and seats, also to operate the hopper H..

The above arrangement is well known and forms no part of my invention.

In carrying out my invention as shown in Fig. 2-, I omit the ring R,thus x osing the channel (1 and the slots ."f through which the crownsenter and the crown chute -G is secured to said chute G by the afteradjusting-spring K .(Fig. 3) is placed in position.

set screw In Fig. 6 the attachment is bolted to the walls of chute C byscrews e e, the parts K and G being separate Referring to Fig. 3 theattachments oper; ate in the following manner: The crowning heads .A Arevolve before the chute O in the direction indicated by the arrows, and

should a crown be carried entirely around with the head and becomedislodged or protrude in the crowning head A on the right, approachingchute C, it willbe forced back into place when it comes in contact withthe curved end of spring K; if a damaged crown refuses to pass into slotfrom chute 0 or foulsa crown already said slot it will be carried:against oint g of. latch I, causing said latch to 0 en and'release thedefective crown, latch zinstantly resuming its place by springs 'c anneld (Fig. 2), cutting and wearing the parts, and necessitating stoppingthe ma chmery and unlatching the channel ring R). What I claim as myinvention and desire to" secure by Letters Patent is:

11'. 'A bottle stoppering machine com rismg ,a'. rotating series ofcrowning hea s, a chute for dellvermg. the crowns to each. head insuccession, and means at the mat ofconnection of thechute with the eadfor releasin the crown when said crown is preventer from entering thecrowning head.

2. A bottle stoppering machine comprising a rotating series of crowningheads, a c ute for delivering crowns to each head in successlon, andyielding means carried by the chute at the pdint of connection of thechute with the head forreleasing the crown'when said crown s preventedfrom entering a head.

"3. A bottle stoppering machine com ing a rotating series of crowning.hea s, a

ch'ute for-delivering crowns to said heads in succession, and a springlatch removably secured to the chutefor releasing the crown when thelatter is prevented from entering a head.

would become.

latch to the chute.

4. A bottle stoppering machine compriseoases iing arotating disk, aseries of crowning heads therein, achute for to each of said heads insuccession, and a s ring latch remov'ably connected to said 0 ute forreleasing a crown when the latter is prevented from entering ahead.

5. A bottle stoppering machine com rising a rotating series of crowning:heads, a cliute for delivering crowns to each of said heads insuccession, a latch pivoted to the chute and adapted to release a crowhen the latter is prevented from entering a head, a spring controllingthe movement of said-latch, and means for detachably connecting saidlatch to the chute. v

6. A bottle stoppering machine com rising a rotating series of crowninghear s, a chute for delivering crowns to each of said heads insuccession, and a spring for forcing the crowns into the said heads.

. 7. A bottle stoppering machine com rising a rotating series ofcrowning heads, a chute for delivering crowns to each of said heads insuccession, a spring-controlled latch for releasing a crown when thelatter is prevented from entering a head, a spring for forcing thecrowns into the said heads and a yoke de-t tachably connecting the saidspring and delivering crowns 'In' testimony whereof have signed my nameto this specification 1n the. presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MART EN HENRY MULKEY. Witnesses:

G. S; RoBrsoN, E. F. WEmNEB

